vertebrate
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In many cases, scientists identify new vertebrate species by revisiting animals that are already known to science.
From Science Daily • Mar. 9, 2026
"On average, morphologically based species of fishes, birds, mammals, reptiles, amphibians and other vertebrate groups all seemed to be hiding around two cryptic species."
From Science Daily • Mar. 3, 2026
Roughly 100 million years later, vertebrate animals followed.
From Science Daily • Feb. 11, 2026
As a result, researchers were able to map the full range of transcripts and proteins generated by these genes during vertebrate development for the first time.
From Science Daily • Feb. 4, 2026
“Interesting. It’s difficult to observe if it’s chemiluminescent vertebrate or bioluminescent bacteria.”
From "The Last Cuentista" by Donna Barba Higuera
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